The Portland daily press., 1887-11-16
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Skowhegan and Somerset.

MAINE.
Skowhegan and Somerset.
Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, Nov. 15.-The people of Skow-
hogan are moving to secure the building of
the five miles of road required to connect
that town with the Somerset road at Nor
ridgewock, and the managers of the Skow-
hegan Board of Trade meet Wednesday eve
ming to arrange for the holding of general
railroad meeting to be participated in by cit
liens of Skowhegan, Norridgewock, Madi-
son and Ansen. 1t will probably be called
at Skowhegan next week. The Somerset
Railroad Company urge the building of the
necessary FIVE miles, and agree to furnish
half the funds required, it being estimated
that 100000 will be needed. Gentlemen in
terested in the project sny that Skowhegan
will be willing to assist in the construction
of the short piece and also the extension.
Establishing the Valuation.
AUGUSTA, Nov. l5.-The committee on
taxation, consisting of Cornelius Wood, War;
rem and Carter, met in the council chamber
today, for the purpose of establishing the
valuation of stock of the Maine railroads as
basis for the distribution of money re-
ceived by the State to the several cities and
towns in which shares are held. The fol-
lowing gentlemen appeared before the COM
mittee to represent the interests OF the cities
to which they belong Bangor, c. F. Bragg,
Mayor John Crosby, Treasurer H. L.. Mitch
ell, Solicitor Hugh r. Chaplin; Belfast,
Treasurer Nathan F. Huston, Solicitor Jo-
seph Williamson. The committee will make
report at the next session of the council.
General Mitchell it is understood, will ap-
pear before the Governor and Council at the
next meeting to ask the pardon of John f.
Lawrence. now serving life sentence in the
State prison for murder.
The Biggest Four Master.
CAMDEN, Nov. 15.-The four-masted
schooner Pocahontas was successfully
launched from Beams yard at 10 O'Clock this
morning. Her dimensions are: Length. two
hundred and thirty-three and six-tenths
feet; breadth, forty-six and six-tenths feet;
depth, twenty-one feet; and she measures
thirteen hundred and twelve and ninety
tons. She is single decked
vessel with full set of spar beams and sew
en- main matches, and the largest four-masted
schooner ever launched in Maine. She is
owned by j. M. Phillips, master, and other
Taunton parties, and is intended for the coal
trade.
The number Of workmen employed was
one hundred and twenty-five. The schooner
is finished the best of any vessel ever
launched at the port of Camden. She is fur
nished with steam engine for working the
sails and anchors, and is also heated by
steam. All places where itcan be placed has
brass ornamentation. Her cabins, etc., are
furnished in cherry, mahonony. black wal
nut, ash and white pine. The owners of
this fine vessel are Captains W. II. and J.
NJ. Phillips. Taunton; Fl. NJ. Bean and 9TH
ers Of Taunton, Mass, and Camden. She is
all ready for sea, and will go directly to Bal
timore to load with coal. Her twin-sister, a
vessel of about thousand tons, now build
ing in the same yard, will be finished and
launched in about three weeks. She is
owned in Taunton and will be commanded
by Captain j. G. Crossley of that place.
Business at Creenville.
GREENvILLE, Nov. 15.-As cold weather
approaches lumbermen are making rapid
preparations for their winter operations.
Large quantities of freight are being shipped
across Moosehead Lake, while many Of the
crews are already at work and others are go
ing into the woods daily. During the month
Of October 1900 tons of freight greater
part of which consisted of supplies for the
lumbermen, were received at the Greenville
station and forwarded to various points on
the lake. There promises to be another
large cut of logs this season. Loggers do
not wait now until the ground is covered
with snow before commencing to cut, as was
formerly done, but send in small crew late
in the summer or early in the fall, and these
cut and yard immense quantities before the
snow comes, when it is slower work chop
ping. Then when the snow is deep enough
for good hauling they send more men and
teams in and haul to the landings. This in
sures them good cut whether the season is
favorable or not, and also enables them to
finish earlier in the spring. A big part of
the seasons cutting has already been done,
and is stacked up in this way waiting for
good hauling weather.
Thieves at Norridgewock.
NoRRIDGEwoCK, Nov. ia horse and
wagon were stolen last night from Ira Rog-
ers's stable in Norridgewock. They were
valued at $3.50. The thieves left on the road
toward Waterville. There have been many
cases of larceny and burglary in that vicini-
ty of late.
Fire In Rockiand.
RoCKLAND, Nov. 15.-Fire last night de-
stroyed the house and outbuildings Iof Chas.
Stowe of Rockland. The fire originated in
defective chimney All is a total loss except
the furniture. Insured fo- $780,
Fire in the Cowan Mill.
LEWISTON, Nov. 15.-Fre broke out about
half past five o'clock this afternoon in the
carding room of the Cowan woolen MILL
The automatic sprinkler soon put out the
fire, but not until the cards were seriously
injured ana other machinery and stock in
process were damaged by water. The loss is
unascertained, but is covered by insurance.
A Pastor From the Bay State.
SAco, Nov. 15.-Trinity church has voted
to extend pastoral call to Rev. Robert b.
Parker, pastor of the Episcopal church of
Ipswich, Mass.
Keeping 1t Up.
BATH, Nov. 15.-The police this evening
| raided three saloons and hotel. A small
quantity of liquor was seized at two of the
saloons. The warrants were sworn out by
the Law and Order League.
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